Tyler David Thomas Ritter (born January 31, 1985) is an American actor who starred as Ronny McCarthy on '' The McCarthys''.

Early life

Ritter is the son of actor

John Ritter Johnathan Southworth Ritter (September 17, 1948 – September 11, 2003) was an American comedian and actor. He was a son of the singing cowboy star Tex Ritter and the father of actors Jason Ritter, Jason and Tyler Ritter. He is best known for ...

and brother of actor

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. His grandfather was country singer

Tex Ritter Woodward Maurice "Tex" Ritter (January 12, 1905 – January 2, 1974) was a pioneer of American country music, a singer, and an actor from the mid-1930s into the 1960s. He was the patriarch of the Ritter acting family (son John Ritter, grandso ...

, who died a decade before Tyler was born. He grew up in Los Angeles, and despite having acted in high school plays and student films, following his father's unexpected death in 2003, he decided not to pursue acting professionally. After graduating from the

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in 2007, he worked for three years as a teacher in Argentina. At the age of 25, he made the decision to return to Los Angeles and pursue an acting career.

Career

After featuring in guest roles on ''

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'' and ''

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'', Ritter landed his first starring role on the 2014 sitcom '' The McCarthys'', playing Ronny McCarthy, the openly gay son in a family of six. Ritter has discussed in interviews the bittersweet nature of his casting, with regard to the death of his father. In 2015, Ritter was cast in ''

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'' as

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's brother Luca, appearing in both an episode of ''NCIS'' and '' NCIS: New Orleans''. 2016 saw Ritter cast in two recurring roles. He was cast in the role of Adam on the fourth season of Freeform's comedy '' Young and Hungry'', and was cast in the role of Detective Billy Malone on the fifth season of the CW series ''

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''. In 2020, he had a guest appearance in an Amazon Original series, ''Homecoming'', directed by Kyle Patrick Alvarez.

Personal life

Ritter married Argentine film director Lelia Parma in 2007. In 2017, they welcomed their first child, a son named Benjamin Parma Ritter. In 2020, they welcomed their second child, a daughter named Magnolia Parma Ritter.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ritter, Tyler 1985 births 21st-century American male actors American male television actors Living people Male actors from Los Angeles Ritter family University of Pennsylvania alumni